LINCOLN, NE - OCTOBER 5: A KC-135 tanker performs a fly over before the game between the Nebraska Cornhuskers and the Northwestern Wildcats at Memorial Stadium on October 5, 2019 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images)
Nebraska football has three non-conference opponents on their 2021 schedule and they won’t be a cakewalk for the Huskers. Last year, Nebraska only played Big Ten opponents due to the COVID-19 pandemic but the non-conference opponents are back for 2021.
After the Cornhuskers face Illinois in Week 1, they’ll return home for the next two games with matchups against Fordham and Buffalo slated for Weeks 2 and 3 respectively.